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J. STARR.

I Garden Hand-Plow.

Patented Aug. 11, 1868.

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Letters Patent No. 80,842, dated August 11, 1868 IMPROVEMENT IN GARDEN 'nsno-rtows.

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Be it known that LJOIIN STARR, of the city of Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent, in the State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and uscful Improvement in Garden Hand-Blows; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists inmaking a hand-plow double, and constructing it in such a manner that when drawn toward the operator, the furrow is turned in either direction desired, by reversing the sides of same, or turning the plow over its handle;

To enable others skilled in the art to make anduse my invention, I will proceed to describe its peculiar construction and operation.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the plow, showing the construction of the same,

A, in the figure, represents the head-block of the plow, which may be made of wood, as here represented, or it may be made of metal. p i V 13 represents the handle of the same, by which the plow is operated.

C C represent the shares, which are for the purpose of cutting the weeds and turning the soil; these shoul be made of steel.

D D represent the land-sides, also-of steel.

The shares and land-sides areiattached to the head-block by means of screws or bolts.

This implement is intended for use in the garden, mainly, but it may be advantageously applied tofthe I cultivation of any crop grown in drills. L

It is most adyantageously used in the cultivation of vegetables grown-in beds, in' the manner following; viz: The operator, standing iritho path at the headof the row n enabled to reach down between the latter and draw the plow toward him. By running the land'si'de of the plow close up to the growing crop, the furrow is'thrown from the row on one sideof the operator, and toward the centre of the space between the rows. If, now, the

plowbe-turned over, and the land-side run alongside of the next row, the furrowwill be turned from that row' also, thus very etfectuallyand expeditiously clearing the surface of all weeds, and plowing them under, without' the necessity of changing the position of-theco perator, as with other implements.

The next time the beds are to. be cultivated, I preferto run the share-side of the 'plow toward the row, turning it over, as before, but this time throwing the land up to the growing crop, "and so alternating. the pro; cess, from time to time, as may be desired. i I

The great advantage claimed for this plow consists, first, in making it double, having the sharc and landsides on thesidcs corresponding with'each other, for the purpose of reversing the plow, by turning the implement so that the ground may be cultivated without change of=position of the operator; second, in'that-it is very cheaply made', and'very durable. V v

It may be used for various purposes, among which may be mentioned that'of preparing the seed-bed. for the reception of the seed, as follows, viz p 4 4 I I By turning the plow up a trifle on thc.land-s ide, and drawing it along, a very even, trlie furrow is prepared, of a depth corresponding with the angle' on which the plow is held. When'the seed is placed therein, it is very quickly and evenly covered, by once drawing the plow along with its share-side close to the row or furrow, thus turning the soil over it v i What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is.- V i A double hand-plow, 'when'constructed substantially as andfor, any orall of the purposes specified.

In witness that I claim the foregoing,'l have hereuntoset my hand and seal, this 21stday of May, A. D. 1868.

' JOHN STARR. 11. 5.

Witnesses Msnrm M'ETCALF, Tnozurson SINCLAIR. 

